376: Bimbavati Devi is a well-known dancer of which type of dance ?
(a) Manipuri
(b) Odissi
(c) Bharat Natyam
(d) Kuchipudi
Explanation:
Bimbavati Devi is an accomplished dancer and carries forward the finer qualities of Classical Manipuri Dance. Bimbavati Devi is the daughter of renowned classical Manipuri dancers, Guru Bipin Singh and Smt. Kalavati Devi. Besides dancing, she has also undergone training in pung (Manipuri mridang) playing and Thang Ta (Manipuri martial art). As a solo artiste and as a performing artiste of Manipuri Nartanalaya, one of the pioneer institutions of Manipuri dance in the country founded by her parents and the well-known Jhaveri sisters, she has performed in various prestigious dance programmes and festivals of India and abroad.
377: The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to the
(a) Bundi school
(b) Jaipur school
(c) Kangra school
(d) Kishangarh school
378: Flame of the forest is:
(a) A tree blossomed with flowers like flame in leafless season
(b) Fire developed in the forest due to strong wind
(c) A lady who worked for the development of the forests
(d) An insect which glows like a flame in the forest
379: Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent personality in which one of the following areas?
(a) Heart surgery
(b) Transport engineering
(c) Theatre training
(d) Civil aviation
Explanation:
Ebrahim Alkazi is a famous Indian theatre director, who was the founding head of the India's premier theatre training institute, National School of Drama, New Delhi. He was associated with training many well-known film and theatre actors including Om Shivpuri, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Manohar Singh, Uttara Baokar, Jyoti Subhash, Suhas Joshi, B. Jayashree, Jayadev and Rohini Hattangadi.
380: In the year 2001, NASA launched a spacecraft to Mars named
(a) Mars Climate Orbiter
(b) Mars Global Surveyor
(c) Mars Odyssey
(d) Mars Polar Ladder